#3 Blogs In The Classroom

Blogs can be used by a teacher in many ways. I can see myself having a blog to communicate with students and families as to what is new and exciting in the classroom. Blogs are a nice way to update and educate people on new research or plans you'd like to incorporate into the classroom. Blogs are useful in this way because comments can be made by viewers. The communication is open to allowed viewers so that conversations between more than two people can occur. I can see myself having a blog post about volunteering in the classroom. Comments can be a way to agree to bringing certain supplies or offer ideas.

I also think Blogs would be useful in the education and assessment of students. Weekly or even daily writing prompt can be done via a blog. Weather that be a classroom blog where student take turns bringing up a topic for others to discuss, or a teacher led discussion. Blogs can be used for practice in writing, typing, responsibility, social interaction, respect and many more areas. Creating and commenting on a blog can build confidence in writing. I like the idea of having students review and comment on other students work as well. Constructive criticism or pure positives can be used and may help build a positive classroom community. However, blogs can be a private way to submit work for review too.

When thinking about ways a blog can be used in a classroom there are endless possibilities. It can be a special place for great work to be published or a daily communication between the class. Depending on the age and ability of students blogs can be very useful. They can be made public and controlled by the class or price for just class and family use. Blog post can even help guid the curriculum based on students interest and inquires. A students comment on a blog can lead to questions that aid in the development of the next topic of discussion. These comments can also be used as guides for independent studies.